Bugatti Veyron Targa Scheduled for 2009

Bugatti Veyron Targa artist impression / copyright AUTOMEDIA

Confirmed by Bugatti

By Frank de Leeuw van Weenen
April 14, 2008 4:22 am
Filed Under: Bugatti, European

Today a small tidbit of news came through the proverbial grapevines that a Volkswagen source has confirmed to Automotive News that Bugatti is indeed working on a Veyron Targa. Bugatti spokes person Georges Keller confirmed that his company is working on a 'convertible'.

Bugatti is forced to make it a targa (detachable roof) rather than a convertible (folding roof) because there is no storage space for the roof in the car. The Veyron Spider will have an emergency cloth cover to protect the interior just in case. A former Bugatti executive said, “because there was no other solution which could fit with its safety cage."

Rumours about a Bugatti Veyron targa have been circulating ever since the 1.3 million Euro Veyron was unveiled. Bugatti has repeatedly stated that they will not build more than 300 Veyrons, of which 220 have been spoken for already. How many Veyrons will go topless is unknown, but 80 would be the maximum.

Source: Automotive News

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Comments (page 1 of 3)

afterace2

April 14, 2008 9:43 am

anyone imagine driving 400 km/h with no top over you? :)

Spyshot-73

April 14, 2008 10:06 am

Frightening ! , also imagine if an insect popped in at that speed lol

Pentium

April 14, 2008 12:04 pm

heheheh, u r right!

NitrousOxide

April 14, 2008 10:15 am

I dont think this one will hit 400 kph.. Its much less aerodynamic.. Moreover, it looks rubbish..

super_car_muscle_man

April 14, 2008 8:22 pm

yeha it wont hit 400kmh. not having a roof will ruin the aerodynamics by a huge amount. i prefer it as a normal coupe. but im sure the rich arab b*st**ds will have something to say about that.

Bremen_Koenigsegg

April 15, 2008 1:52 am

Usually, I'd be the first to accuse a manufacturer of selling out and tailoring to the deep, oil-rich pockets of the Arab countries. I'm usually very quick to call this sort of thing another ostentatious OPEC Moped. However, this really is not the case, since Bugatti (VW) is not introducing the targa as an attempt to please oil barons. The Veyron is, as we know, nothing but a bottomless money pit for VW, costing more to produce a Veyron than to sell. Ergo, it makes no difference what the markets want from it! If you extrapolate the same logic, it reasonably excludes the possibility of this Veyron targa variant being Arab-driven. Kudos to VW if they manage to pull this one off!

122

April 14, 2008 10:23 am

lol Bugatti's got the plot wrong: i want a wind in my hair experience, not a head shredding, edge of your seat experience.

catch22

April 14, 2008 11:05 am

Come on guys! A veyron targa will be as horrible as a SLR Roadster. What's the point in having it? Lambo tried it once with the Murcielago and it wouldn't do more than 100 mph with the roof in its place... It really will be a waste of precious efforts and will consume the remaining sources to build the utterly brilliant Veyron coupe's. Scrap this project VW!

carcrazy1234

April 14, 2008 11:04 am

ahh... i bet they'll have to have the roof down to even go that speed... like they'll have some sort of separate key that will only work with the roof down and another key with the roof on?? i mean they already have 2-3 different keys for this car... high speed key, track day key... and normal cruising key... something like that

Bremen_Koenigsegg

April 15, 2008 1:56 am

I'm not too sure about the key situation, though I'm sure it is worth looking into. Although, it'd be a simple computer programming tweak to govern the top speed should the top be off; it shouldn't necessitate another key.

architect

April 14, 2008 1:26 pm

wow looks great! much better than the regular version!

Penner

April 14, 2008 1:32 pm

That 'boat' in the background you get for half as much of the Bugattis cost...

Joe_Limon

April 14, 2008 5:25 pm

the boat in the back costs about 2-3 million... used

Penner

April 14, 2008 7:57 pm

Maybe, but this comes close

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joelynn

April 14, 2008 2:35 pm

really shows how fat the Veyron's ass is- not very balanced or elegant : ( the point of a convertible is wind in the hair cruising, I don't think the Veyron will do this aswell as an Azure

Speedoholic

April 14, 2008 3:42 pm

I seriously can't find anything interesting in a Bugatti, look at it! pure rubbish! A McLaren F1 LM would be better, thank you!

Bremen_Koenigsegg

April 15, 2008 1:03 am

Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa... whoa. What is the matter with you? I understand and tolerate an individual disliking a vehicle over obscure reasons, but since you've failed to mention any, you're most likely saying it is rubbish as some sort of immature rebellion against the general public who praise Bugatti for their achievement. Anyone who has even a shred of common sense knows the Veyron is a masterpiece of engineering, and a technological triumph of the automotive world. Please, please place respect where respect is due.

puddingpuppet

April 15, 2008 2:04 am

Just because you don't like someone's opinion doesn't mean you have to be a condescending d*ck to them. And last I checked this was a car forum, not a psychology forum.

puddingpuppet

April 15, 2008 2:13 am

Not to mention common sense would dictate that this car is actually a complete waste of resources and money, especially when you consider the rising cost of oil.

Bremen_Koenigsegg

April 15, 2008 12:50 pm

That is right, this is a CAR FORUM. Therefore, if you make a resoundingly stupid comment about a car, you should be corrected. Reading it over, I concede, I was a bit harsh, but the Veyron is unlike anything the modern automotive world has seen, and to call it rubbish is... well, offensive. Look at it this way, I'm not about to go on a Spanish Bible Worship forum and tell everyone the Virgin Mary was a bit of a jerk.

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